Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings

The Resource Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings

Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings

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After befriending the Crims, a group of fellow teens who refuse to take anything in society at face value, Shay starts to question the whole concept of being transformed from an ordinary "Ugly" into a paragon of beauty. And as the Crims explore beyond the monitored borders of Uglyville into the forbidden, Shay must choose between the perks of being Pretty and the rewards of being real

After befriending the Crims, a group of fellow teens who refuse to take anything in society at face value, Shay starts to question the whole concept of being transformed from an ordinary "Ugly" into a paragon of beauty. And as the Crims explore beyond the monitored borders of Uglyville into the forbidden, Shay must choose between the perks of being Pretty and the rewards of being real

A few months shy of her sixteenth birthday, when she will be transformed into a "pretty" whose only job is to have a great time, Shay befriends the Crims, a group of teens who refuse to take anything in society at face value